Albumism’s 100 Best Albums of 2021 | #49: Madlib’s ‘Sound Ancestors’

November 27, 2021 Albumism Staff

With 2021 nearly in the books, the time has arrived to revisit and celebrate the plentiful past year in new music.

Albumism’s 50 Best Albums of 2019 | #14: Freddie Gibbs & Madlib's 'Bandana'

November 29, 2019 Albumism Staff

With 2019 nearly in the books, it’s high time once again to revisit and celebrate the plentiful past year in new music.

The Best Albums of the 2010s: Freddie Gibbs & Madlib’s ‘Piñata’

November 3, 2019 Jesse Ducker

Considering the abundance of amazing music that emerged during the 2010s, it was a tall task indeed for the Albumism staff to whittle down our top album picks to these special selections.

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OutKast’s ‘ATLiens’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

The duo’s second studio affair was a shift toward more cosmic, leftfield strains of sound and deeper, more intricate narrative threads replete with more prominent symbolism and metaphor.

Biz Markie’s ‘I Need A Haircut’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

The hip-hop legend’s third studio affair features some of his most entertaining and inspired lyrical performances, with heavy doses of Biz’s signature goofiness side by side with serious-minded narratives.

Björk’s ‘Vespertine’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

On her fourth studio affair, Björk relinquishes the big beats that dominated her previous work, opting instead for hushed, whispered snatches of vocals with electronic bleeps, whirs and pulses.

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